The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-10

built these useful structures, aud the
mariners know IL, and they feel that
II they are driven into the breakers
there will he APT from shore TO come
a rescue. The Churches OF g d ought
10 be 8, many life.ssviDg stations, not
Or mnch to help those who are In
smooth wstere, but those who have
been Hhipwfecked. Cone, let as run
out the lile,boatsl Aud who will mar
them2 W. do not preach enough to
such men, w have not enough faith
In their release. Alas, II when they
come to hear US, we are lab )riou :ly
trying TO show the differences he.
tween sublspsarianism aud s~uprslap.
sarisnism, while they have a thousand
vipers of remorss and despair coillDg
around and biting their immortal
spirits. The church is not chiefly for
good 'eh sort OF men whose proc,ivities
are all right, aud who could z Ito
heaven praying aud singing In their
own homes. II is on the beach to
help the drowning. Those bad cases
are the cares that God lkes to take
hold Of. Hs can save a big sinner as
well az a small sinner, and when a
man calls earnestly to God for help he
will 20 out to deliver such a one. II
II o necessary God would come
down from the sky, followed by all
the artillery OF heaven, I'd l,000,C00
angels with drawn swords. Get 100
such redeemed men in each of your
churches and nothing could sand be-
tore them, for such mon nrs generally
warm hearted and enthusiastic. No
formal prayers then. No heartless
singiog then. NJ cold conventional.
ismB thsn.
Fur hermore, the destitute children
oil the street oflsr a field OF WORK CON.
paratively uuoccupied. The uuc ired
Tor children are la the msjorlty Ia
Brooklyn and most Of our citiss.
Wtel they grow up, II unreiormed,
they will Outvote your children and
they will govern your childre1. The
whisky ring will bach out other
whisky rings, and grog.shopi will XII
with their horrid stencil pnblic souri
ETY. unltea the church OF God rises up
with outstretched ar I.s and ehfolcs
this dying population in her bosom.
Public schools csnuot do 1t. Art gal.
leries caunot do IL. b ackwelrs isl.
and cannot do IL. New York TomSB
and Raymond street jail cannot do IL.
= ng Sing cannot do IL. CHURCH cf
God, wake up to your magnificent
missionl You can do II. Get soma.
whore, somehow to work.
"The Prussian cavalry mount by put.
ting their right foot into the al rruo,
while the American cavalry mount by
putting their lett foot into the stirrup.
| done care how you mount your var
charg y. II you only get into this bat
tie Tor Il I'd and get their soon, right
str! up, or left sIirrup. or no stirrup
at all. The u~noccupied d sld srs all
around US, and why should we build
on another man's I ~undation2 That
God has called this church to especial
work no m can doubt. LIS history
has been miraculous. God hiss helped
us at every step, and Though the
wheels OF hs history have made many
revolutions, they have all been for.
ward, aud never back yard, aud now
with u borders enlarged and with
important reinforcements, We start on
Q new campaign. At Sharon Springp,
nineteen years sgo, walking In the park,
l asked God IL he Lat any particular
work for me to do to make II plain
and | woulddo IL. He revealed TO mo
thu style OF church we were TO have,
and he revealed TO ms the architects
IRE, aud he revealed /, me the modes
worsh o, and he ~reyeale 4 10 me nv
worf, and, as far No In my Ignorance
and weakness / Lave seen the right
way, | have tried to walk In Il.
We decided that We wanted Il Q
church, and Il has been
almost q constant outpc urine Of the
Holy Ghost. Ne powers OF iaIkntss, |
ys devils IN hell, we mean 10 snatch
IRON your dominion other multi.
tudes, II God will help u. / have
heard OF what was called the 'thun.
legion IL was In l79, q part
Of the Roman army TO which some
christians belonged, and their pray
ere, IL was said, we're answered by
thunder and lightning and hall and
tempest. which overthrow an invading
army and saved the empire. Add l
would 10 God that this church m ~
be 70 mighty In prayer and work tina,
II would become q laundering legion,
bsiofe which the forces Of EN- mish'
be rouied and the gates OF he'll might
tremble. Now thai the au umn has
come, aud the RospSl ship ha, been
repsired aud enlarged, IL Ia time TO
lsuIch her Tor another voyage.
Heave away, nov, ladtl sake out
the reels la thu f~oretopsaiil Come.
o heavenly Wind, aud al the canvssl
Jesus aboard will . our safety.
Jesus on the tea will beckon us for
ward. Jeeus on the shining shore
will welcome us into hartor. And
90 II came TO that they all escaped
eAIp In land"